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The companions of ar-Rass

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A people who denied their messenger and were destroyed; the Quran names them with Ad and Thamud, and scholars differ on who they were.

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Their story

The Quran names the companions of ar-Rass among the peoples destroyed for denying their messengers, beside 'Ad and Thamud (25:38; 50:12).

islamweb's fatwa records the scholars' differences over who they were. Ibn Jarir held that they were the people of the ditch of Surah al-Buruj; 'Ikrimah, that they were the people of the town in Ya-Sin; Ibn Kathir thought them a different people. From Ibn 'Abbas it is reported that they lived in a village of Thamud, and also that ar-Rass was a well into which they cast their prophet. The Quran gives no more, so no view is taken here.

Evidence

QuranAl-Furqaan (The Criterion)Quran 25:38

وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَا۟ وَأَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلرَّسِّ وَقُرُونًۢا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ كَثِيرًا ٣٨

And [We destroyed] ʿAad and Thamūd and the companions of the well[1025] and many generations between them.

Translator's notes

[1025] Said to be a people who denied Prophet Shuʿayb or possibly those mentioned in Sūrah Yā Seen, 36:13-29.

Saheeh International · QuranEnc v1.1.2

Another translation: Al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan · QuranEnc v1.1.2

38. And (also) ‘Âd and Thamûd, and the Dwellers of Ar-Rass, and many generations in between.

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QuranQaaf (The letter Qaaf)Quran 50:12

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ ١٢

The people of Noah denied before them,[1526] and the companions of the well[1527] and Thamūd

Translator's notes

[1526] i.e., before the disbelievers of Makkah. [1527] See footnote to 25:38.

Saheeh International · QuranEnc v1.1.2

Another translation: Al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan · QuranEnc v1.1.2

12. Denied before them (i.e. these pagans of Makkah) the people of Nûh (Noah), and the dwellers of Rass, and Thamûd;

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Scholarly opinionThe story of the companions of ar-Rass (islamweb fatwa 71904)islamweb.net

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